Dixie Davis (baseball)
Frank Talmadge "Dixie" Davis (October 12, 1890 – February 4, 1944) was a professional baseball player who played for parts of 10 seasons as a pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or dr ... in the Major leagues. External links * 1890 births 1944 deaths People from Johnston County, North Carolina Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from North Carolina Cincinnati Reds players Chicago White Sox players Philadelphia Phillies players St. Louis Browns players Knoxville Appalachians players Columbus Senators players Knoxville Reds players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Winston-Salem Twins players Atlanta Crackers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ...
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Ce ...
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